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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
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Sydney judge orders restrictions on extremist's movements
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian judge on Wednesday issued a rare order restricting the movements of an extremist when he is released from a Sydney prison after serving 12 years for a terrorism-related conviction.
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The Latest: Gaza reports first community coronavirus death
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza health officials have reported the first death from COVID-19 since authorities detected community transmission of the coronavirus earlier this week.
Greece sends 28 more ailing migrant children to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Another group of children with medical needs who have been living in migrant camps in Greece arrived in Germany on Wednesday with their close relatives, a transfer that was delayed by coronavirus case…
Pompeo has closed-door meetings with Bahrain's royal family
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain's royal family and planned others with top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid the Trum…
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Kenosha police: 3 shot, 2 fatally, during Wisconsin protests
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blak…
Turkey warns Greece not to test its patience over east Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country’s patience or courage, further stoking tensions between the NATO allies over offshore energy explorati…
Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with an "unsurvivable” 20-foot storm surge that could sink entir…
Israel attacks Hezbollah posts after shots fired at soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli attack helicopters struck observation posts of the militant Hezbollah group along the Lebanon border overnight after shots were fired at Israeli troops operating in the area, the military s…
Kenosha Police: 3 people shot, 2 fatally, during protests in Wisconsin over a Black man shot in the back by an officer
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kenosha Police: 3 people shot, 2 fatally, during protests in Wisconsin over a Black man shot in the back by an officer.
Berlin bans weekend protests against anti-virus measures
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Berlin on Wednesday banned several protests planned for the weekend against coronavirus pandemic measures. The protests have drawn support from the German far right.
National Hurricane Center now expects rapidly intensifying Laura to become a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — National Hurricane Center now expects rapidly intensifying Laura to become a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane.
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov't, clashes resume
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday. The renewed violence comes after the separatists su…